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UÄŸur Mumcu

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UÄŸur Mumcu (August 22, 1942 - January 24, 1993) was a Turkish Kemalist intellectual, investigative journalist and columnist for the major newspaper Cumhuriyet . He was killed one morning outside his home by a bomb placed in his car on January 24 1993.

Uğur Mumcu was born as the third of four siblings in Kırşehir, where his father was working. He went to school in Ankara and in 1961 attended School of Law at Ankara University. After graduation in 1965, he worked for a while as a lawyer. He then visited England to learn English and upon his return to Turkey worked as a teaching assistant at Ankara University from 1969 to 1972.

He started to write in his university years, first in the magazine Yön and then in several other leftist periodicals. Between 1968 and 1970, he wrote articles on politics for the newspapers Akşam, Cumhuriyet and Milliyet. In 1974, Uğur Mumcu started a career as a columnist, with the periodical Yeni Ortam and from 1975 on, in the broadsheet newspaper Cumhuriyet, which he continued until his death (apart from a few months in 1991 when he was in dispute with the management).

On the morning of January 24, 1993, he left his home and was killed by a C-4 plastic bomb as he started his car. Among groups that have claimed responsibility are the Islamic Liberation Organization, Hizbullah, the Raiders of Islamic Great East, and Islamic Jihad.

As well as his journalism UÄŸur Mumcu also published books on current and historical political issues of Turkey. At the time of his assassination, he was working on research into the Kurdish problem and the PKK.

Uğur Mumcu is survived by his wife Güldal, and their children Özgür and Özge Mumcu. Güldal Mumcu and her children established the Uğur Mumcu Investigative Journalism Foundation (um:ag, Uğur Mumcu Araştırmacı Gazetecilik Vakfı) in October 1994. Güldal Mumcu is currently a member of Turkish parliament.

Bibliography

  • Mobilya Dosyası, um:ag Publishing (October 1975), 279 p., ISBN 975-8084-28-3
  • Suçlular ve Güçlüler, Tekin Publishing (May 1977), 99 p., ISBN 975-8084-24-0
  • Sakıncalı Piyade, um:ag Publishing (1977), ISBN 975-8084-20-8
  • Bir Pulsuz Dilekçe, um:ag Publishing (1977), ISBN 975-8084-22-4
  • Büyüklerimiz, um:ag Publishing (1978), ISBN 975-8084-06-2
  • Çıkmaz Sokak, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-02-X
  • Tüfek Ä°cad Oldu, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-21-6
  • Silah Kaçakçılığı ve Terör, um:ag Publishing (1981), ISBN 975-8084-19-4
  • Söz Meclisten İçeri, um:ag Publishing (1981), ISBN 975-8084-18-6
  • AÄŸca Dosyası, um:ag Publishing (February 1982), 175 p., ISBN 975-8084-29-1
  • Terörsüz Özgürlük, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-10-0
  • Papa - Mafya - AÄŸca, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-15-1
  • Liberal Çiftlik, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-07-0
  • Devrimci ve Demokrat, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-16-X
  • Aybar Ä°le SöyleÅŸi, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-05-4
  • Ä°nkılap Mektupları, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-03-8
  • Rabıta, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-14-3
  • 12 Eylül Adaleti, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-23-2
  • Bir Uzun Yürüyüş, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-11-9
  • Tarikat - Siyaset - Ticaret, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-12-7
  • Kazım Karabekir Anlatıyor, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-08-9
  • 40'ların Cadı Kazanı, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-13-5
  • Kürt Ä°slam Ayaklanması 1919-1925, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-04-6
  • Gazi PaÅŸa'ya Suikast, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-09-7
  • Sakıncalı Piyade (play), um:ag Publishing ISBN 975-8084-27-5
  • Söze Nereden BaÅŸlasam um:ag Publishing (October 1999), 119 p., ISBN 975-8084-79-8
  • Bu Düzen Böyle mi Gidecek?, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-79-8
  • Bomba Davası ve Ä°laç Dosyası, um:ag Publishing, ISBN 975-8084-81–X
  • Sakıncasız (play) um:ag Publishing (November 1984), 112 p., ISBN 975-8084-83-6
  • EÄŸilmeden Bükülmeden, um:ag Publishing,
  • Kürt Dosyası Tekin Publishing (Augut 1993), 107 p., ISBN 975-8084-17-8


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